diff --git a/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/graphdoc.py b/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/graphdoc.py
index 28ed7dc86..583348bf1 100644
--- a/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/graphdoc.py
+++ b/gramps/gen/plug/docgen/graphdoc.py
@@ -248,7 +248,9 @@ class GVOptions():
         category = _("Note")
         ################################
         
-        note = TextOption(_("Note to add to the graph"), 
+        # workaround for bug 8833
+        lines = "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"
+        note = TextOption(_("Note to add to the graph") + lines,
                            [""] )
         note.set_help(_("This text will be added to the graph."))
         menu.add_option(category, "note", note)
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/drawreport/ancestortree.py b/gramps/plugins/drawreport/ancestortree.py
index ac796751a..ba978d45e 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/drawreport/ancestortree.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/drawreport/ancestortree.py
@@ -927,8 +927,10 @@ class AncestorTreeOptions(MenuReportOptions):
         ##################
         category_name = _("Replace")
 
+        # workaround for bug 8833
+        lines = "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"
         repldisp = TextOption(
-            _("Replace Display Format:\n'Replace this'/' with this'"),
+            _("Replace Display Format:\n'Replace this'/' with this'") + lines,
             [])
         repldisp.set_help(_("i.e.\nUnited States of America/U.S.A"))
         menu.add_option(category_name, "replace_list", repldisp)
diff --git a/gramps/plugins/drawreport/descendtree.py b/gramps/plugins/drawreport/descendtree.py
index 9c9c3b596..a9a3e87ee 100644
--- a/gramps/plugins/drawreport/descendtree.py
+++ b/gramps/plugins/drawreport/descendtree.py
@@ -1578,8 +1578,10 @@ class DescendTreeOptions(MenuReportOptions):
         ##################
         category_name = _("Replace")
 
+        # workaround for bug 8833
+        lines = "\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n"
         repldisp = TextOption(
-            _("Replace Display Format:\n'Replace this'/' with this'"),
+            _("Replace Display Format:\n'Replace this'/' with this'") + lines,
             [])
         repldisp.set_help(_("i.e.\nUnited States of America/U.S.A"))
         menu.add_option(category_name, "replace_list", repldisp)